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Trang 1Tense review (keys) Give the correct verb tenses
1 A: What you (look) are you looking for?
B: I (lose) have lost my purse near here and I want to find it before it (get) gets dark
A: When you (lose) did you lose it?
B: I think that I (drop) dropped it when I (go) was going shopping this morning
2 I (study) have been studying English for three years but I never (be) have never been to England
3 I never (see) had never seen a film that interested me so much as the one I saw last week
4 I (not see) have not seen her since we (leave) left school
5 We didn’t enjoy the trip because of the rain If it (not rain) hadn t rained’ , the trip (be) would have been
more enjoyable
6 While we (have) were having dinner, the man (come) came in
7 When I (arrive) arrived at the station, Mary (wait) was waiting for me She (wear) was wearing a blue dress and (look) looked very pretty As soon as she (see) saw me, she (wave) waved and (shout) shouted something but I couldn’t hear what she (say) said because there (be) was much noise.
8 He (lose) lost the key when he (play) was playing football.
9 He said he (be) was sorry as he (give) had given me so much trouble.
10 I (meet) met Mary while I (go) was going to the bookshop yesterday I asked her to go with me She and I (want) wanted to find a dictionary At last both of us (buy) bought the same ones after we (look) had
looked for and (read) had read many kinds of dictionary carefully.
11 Eric (have) had to go to New York last week but he almost (miss) missed the plane He (stand) was
standing in the queue at the check-in desk when he suddenly (realize) realized that he (leave) had left his
passport at home Fortunately, he (not live) didn t live’ very far from the airport so he (have) had time to go home to get the passport He (get) got back to the airport just in time for his flight.
12 Look, that girl (run) is running to catch the bus
13 As I (cross) was crossing the road, I (step) stepped on a banana skin and (fall) fell heavily.
14 When we (come) came to the stadium, the match (already/begin) had already begun.
15 I (not/speak) haven t spoken’ to her since I (move) moved to London.
16 They didn’t pass the exam If they (revise) had revised the lessons carefully, they (not fail) wouldn t ’
have failed the exam.
17 You’d better (have) have your car (service) serviced immediately.
18 I don’t think it is worth spending money on it It (be) has been there in shop for ages.
19 If I (be) were you, I (apply) would apply for the job as soon as possible.
20 When I (meet) met him two weeks ago, he told me that he (just/return) had just returned from Paris.
21 Water (freeze) freezes at zero degree.
22 I wish I (be) had been at Tom’s birthday party yesterday.
23 When I (get) got there, all the tickets (sell) had been sold out.
24 He does that work, as if he (be) were a skilled worker.
25 That man (teach) has taught in this school since 1995 Before he (come) came here he (live) had lived
in Hue Now he (live) lives in the suburb and (come) comes to school everyday on his bike.
26 Your train (leave) leaves at 7 o’clock Why you (sit) are you sitting here doing nothing as though you (have) had plenty of time? You (pack) have you packed your bags yet? I (order) ordered a taxi to come at half past ten and it (be) is nearly ten o’clock now.
27 Food, air, and clothes (be) are necessary for life
28 About a year ago he (elect) was elected president of a big company and he (not have) has not had
holiday since then
29 The Prime Minister (be) has been to Moscow several times.
30 Yesterday my father (buy) bought a new watch as his old one (steal) had been stolen
31 “Did you see the thief?”- “No, they already (run) had already run away by the time I came in”
32 This morning while I (wait) was waiting for the bus, the rain (stop) stopped.
33 – I (phone) will phone you at 7 tomorrow morning Will that be alright?
- At 7? No, I (eat) will be eating out with my boss.
34 He sometimes asked himself what (happen) would happen to the trees if spring did not come at last.
35 The bus driver’s strike (begin) began last week, and it still (go) is still going on today
36 I (not finish) have not finished the work that I was assigned to
37 I don’t smoke while I (drive) am driving a car.
38 By the end of next week, Christmas (come) will have come and (go) gone.
39 When he grew old, he often (think) thought of the things he (do) had done when he (be) was young.
40 I (not see) have not seen him since last Monday, but I (believe) believe he (write) is writing an essay
on Hamlet at present
41 We (meet) will meet you tomorrow after you have finished your work.
42 In a few minutes’ time, when the clock strikes six, I (wait) will have been waiting here three quarters
of an hour
43 When we (go) went to see them last night, they (play) were playing cards; they (say) said they (play)
had been playing since 6 o’clock.
44 We hear that he (make) has made good progress since the beginning of the school year.
Trang 245 Every morning, in the city park, the grass (cut) is cut, the flowers beds (weed) are weeded, and the paths (sweep) are swept.
46 This morning when I (get) got to the station, I (learn) learned/learnt that the train I had expected to get (leave) had left ten minutes before The station-master (tell) told me that the time-table (change) had been
changed the previous week.
47 He told his wife that he (be) would be back about six o’clock and (ask) asked her to have dinner ready about seven o’clock He said that he (bring) would bring three friends back with him, so he (want) wanted
her to prepare a special good meal
48 When I (go) went back to the shop, they (sell) had sold the book I wanted.
49 He told me he (be) had been very ill since he (return) returned from abroad.
50 Mr Hill (not finish) had not finished the report when the Manager came in.
51 The train (not arrive) didn t arrive’ on time yesterday It (be) was ten minutes late.
52 I saw Jim in the park He (sit) was sitting on the grass and (read) was reading a book.
53 You (look) are you looking for George? I think he (read) is reading in the library.
54 On the way to work, he often (meet) meets a lot of children who (go) are going to school.
55 She (sleep) sleeps easily when the radio (play) is playing.
56 _ Where the Scotts usually (stay) do …stay stay when they come in town?
- At a hotel But tonight they (stay) are staying with us.
57 My mother (cook) is cooking something in the kitchen at the moment She always (cook) cooks in the
morning
58 Tom (meet) met Mary in 1998 and they (be) have been good friends since then.
59 Jenny (study) studied French for a few months last year.
60 By the end of autumn, most of the leaves (fall) will have fallen from the trees.
61 I (look) have been looking at this picture for five minutes, but I can’t see you in it.
62 By eight o’clock this evening, the spaceship (travel) will have been traveling for five hours round the
earth
63 My eyes are tired I (read) have been reading for a long time
64 We stopped for a rest after we (walk) had been walking for two hours
65 They (play) had been playing for half an hour when there was a terrible storm.
66 At this time next week, all of you (sit) will be sitting for you examination
67 The manager (leave) had left for the conference by the time we got to the office.
67 How many countries they (visit) had …stay visited by March last year?
68 The sun (not rise) doesn t rise’ in the west; it (rise) rises in the east
69 Be careful! The teacher (look) is looking at you
70 She (speak) speaks English well but she (not understand) doesn t understand’ Spanish
71 Yesterday, while I (read) was reading in my room, Tom (come in) came in and (ask) asked me to lend him a dictionary “I (prepare) am preparing tomorrow’s English lesson,” he (say) said, “and I find several words that I (not know) don t know’
72 “Why are you so late? I (wait) have been waiting here more than an hour”-“Sorry, but just as I (get)
was getting ready to start, a friend (call) called and (stay) stayed a long time I (come) came as soon as he
(leave) left
Tense review Give the correct verb tenses
1 A: What you (look)……… for?
B: I (lose) ……… my purse near here and I want to find it before it (get)
dark
………
A: When you (lose)……… it?
B: I think that I (drop)……… it when I (go)……… shopping this morning
2 I (study)……… English for three years but I never (be)……… to England
3 I never (see) ……….a film that interested me so much as the one I saw last week
4 I (not see)……… her since we (leave)……… school
5 We didn’t enjoy the trip because of the rain If it (not rain)……… , the trip (be) ……… more enjoyable
6 While we (have)……… dinner, the man (come) ……… in
7 When I (arrive)……… at the station, Mary (wait)……… for me She (wear)
a blue dress and (look) very pretty As soon as she (see)
me, she (wave)………… and (shout) ………something but I couldn’t hear what she (say)
.because there (be) much noise
8 He (lose) ……… the key when he (play)……… Football
9 He said he (be)………sorry as he (give)……… me so much trouble
10 I (meet)………… Mary while I (go)……… to the bookshop yesterday I asked her to go with me She and I (want)……… to find a dictionary At last both of us (buy)……… the same ones after we (look)……….for and (read) many kinds of dictionary carefully
Trang 311 Eric (have)………….to go to New York last week but he almost (miss)………….the plane He (stand)
in the queue at the check-in desk when he suddenly (realize) that he (leave)
.his passport at home Fortunately, he (not live) very far from the airport so
he (have)……… time to go home to get the passport He (get)………back to the airport just in time for his flight
12 Look, that girl (run)……… to catch the bus
13 As I (cross)……… the road, I (step)…………on a banana skin and (fall)………heavily
14 When we (come)………… to the stadium, the match (already/begin)………
15 I (not/speak)………to her since I (move)………to London
16 They didn’t pass the exam If they (revise)……… the lessons carefully, they (not fail)
………
the exam
17 You’d better (have)………… your car (service)……… immediately
18 I don’t think it is worth spending money on it It (be)…………there in shop for ages
19 If I (be)………….you, I (apply)……… for the job as soon as possible
20 When I (meet)………him two weeks ago, he told me that he (just/return)………from Paris
21 Water (freeze)………….at zero degree
22 I wish I (be)………at Tom’s birthday party yesterday
23 When I (get)…………there, all the tickets (sell)……… out
24 He does that work, as if he (be)………….a skilled worker
25 That man (teach)………in this school since 1995 Before he (come)… here he (live)
in Hue Now he (live) in the suburb and (come) to school everyday on his
bike
26 Your train (leave)……….at 7 o’clock Why you (sit)……… here doing nothing as though you (have)………plenty of time? You (pack)……… your bags yet? I (order)…………a taxi to come at half past ten and it (be)……… nearly ten o’clock now
27 Food, air, and clothes (be)……….necessary for life
28 About a year ago he (elect)……… president of a big company and he (not have)
holiday since then
…………
29 The Prime Minister (be)………… to Moscow several times
30 Yesterday my father (buy)………….a new watch as his old one (steal)………
31 “Did you see the thief?”- “No, they already (run)………away by the time I came in”
32 This morning while I (wait)……….for the bus, the rain (stop)………
33 – I (phone)……….you at 7 tomorrow morning Will that be alright?
- At 7? No, I (eat)………out with my boss
34 He sometimes asked himself what (happen)……… to the trees if spring did not come at last
35 The bus driver’s strike (begin)………….last week, and it still (go)………… on today
36 I (not finish)………the work that I was assigned to
37 I don’t smoke while I (drive)………a car
38 By the end of next week, Christmas (come) ……… and (go)………
39 When he grew old, he often (think)……… of the things he (do)………….when he (be)……… young
40 I (not see)……….him since last Monday, but I (believe)……… he (write)……….an essay on Hamlet at present
41 We (meet)……….you tomorrow after you have finished your work
42 In a few minutes’ time, when the clock strikes six, I (wait)……… here three quarters of
an hour
43 When we (go)………….to see them last night, they (play)……… cards; they (say)
they (play) since 6 o’clock
44 We hear that he (make)……….good progress since the beginning of the school year
45 Every morning, in the city park, the grass (cut)……… the flowers beds (weed)………, and the paths (sweep)………
46 This morning when I (get)………….to the station, I (learn)………… that the train I had expected to get (leave)……….ten minutes before The station-master (tell)……… me that the time-table (change)……… the previous week
47 He told his wife that he (be)…………back about six o’clock and (ask)………… her to have dinner ready about seven o’clock He said that he (bring)………… three friends back with him, so he (want)
her to prepare a special good meal
…………
48 When I (go)…………back to the shop, they (sell)……….the book I wanted
49 He told me he (be)………… very ill since he (return)…………from abroad
50 Mr Hill (not finish)……… the report when the Manager came in
51 The train (not arrive)……… on time yesterday It (be)…………ten minutes late
52 I saw Jim in the park He (sit)……….on the grass and (read)……… a book
53 You (look)………for George? I think he (read)…………in the library
54 On the way to work, he often (meet)………….a lot of children who (go)……….to school
55 She (sleep)………… easily when the radio (play)………
Trang 456 _ Where the Scotts usually (stay)……… when they come in town?
- At a hotel But tonight they (stay)………with us
57 My mother (cook)……….something in the kitchen at the moment She always (cook)………in the morning
58 Tom (meet)………Mary in 1998 and they (be)……….good friends since then
59 Jenny (study)………French for a few months last year
60 By the end of autumn, most of the leaves (fall)………… from the trees .
61 I (look)………… at this picture for five minutes, but I can’t see you in it
62 By eight o’clock this evening, the spaceship (travel)……… for five hours round the earth
63 My eyes are tired I (read)………… for a long time
64 We stopped for a rest after we (walk)………for two hours
65 They (play)………for half an hour when there was a terrible storm
66 At this time next week, all of you (sit)……… for you examination
67 The manager (leave)……….for the conference by the time we got to the office
67 How many countries they (visit)………by March last year?
68 The sun (not rise)……… in the west; it (rise)………in the east
69 Be careful! The teacher (look)……… at you
70 She (speak)……… English well but she (not understand)……… Spanish
71 Yesterday, while I (read)………in my room, Tom (come in)………and (ask)………….me
to lend him a dictionary “I (prepare)……….tomorrow’s English lesson,” he (say)……… , “and I find several words that I (not know)………”
72 “Why are you so late? I (wait)……… here more than an hour”-“Sorry, but just as I (get)
ready to start, a friend (call) and (stay) a long time I (come) as
soon as he (leave)…………